Why would W be upending the Constitution, by having vetoed this law?
I, too, think W was completely spineless in not vetoing this law, if he signed it, thinking the Supremes would "correct" it after-the-fact.
Presidents are supposed to veto crappy bills like this one, not run them through the Supremes first for approval and "correction".
Especially by the numb-nuts who are in the Supreme Court nowadays.
That would be an ass-backwards, unconstitutional way to do it.
I think that was the intent all along. But I disagree with it being an "unconstitutional way to do it"
For a relatively intelligent forum, we get alot of reactionaries, that seem to not think through things like this....
Yes, most of the Bill is unconstitutional, So what happens if Bush Vetoes it? The bill gets packed away in Dassholes desk drawer until....A new president comes along and will sign it, and for his trouble, the biggest 2 proponents of the bill,McAnus, and the Mainstream media, Bash the living crap out of him, rekindle their love affair, give him an asspain primary in'03-'04, and use the issue to cost him ground in the middle against his Dem opponent in '04.
OTOH, sign the Bill, The media is happy, McCain has NO SIGNATURE ISSUE to push himself into the Primaries, or to draw media attention, and when the Court shreds the bill, it will be DEAD. Not Vetoed and Waiting for another President.
Your way stalls the passing of the bill, His way Kills it, and helps to solidify Conservative Ground for the Next 2 election cycles.